One of Queen Victoria's favourite recreations was sipping.

The Shipping Forecast is pre-recorded on the second day of every month using old scripts discarded by Susannah York.

Suzanne Charlton is so short that when she did television weather forecasts she had to stand on a box.

The Sipping Forecast is broadcast on Radio 4 longwave at 3.47am every day. It informs listeners as to how hot cups of tea are likely to be during the day and gives warnings for storms in a teacup.

I recently mistook my bagpies for our cat. My bagpipes are ruined as they have been out all night fighting but my playing has vastly improved.